Bastard: A gripping, darkly funny vigilante thriller with fists, wit and zero morals

By Damiano Polcaro

Bastard is a darkly comic British crime thriller about justice, violence and what happens when one man decides to put the world straight...one beating at a time.

Meet our narrator. He's rich, bored, addicted to people-watching and unapologetically ruthless. When he starts targeting the worst offenders; the violent, the abusive, the corrupt, he goes too far and kills the wrong man. A prick in a suit with deadly connections. Drawn into a criminal web stretching from gang bosses to cartels to the corridors of power, he's forced into a brutal game where the only rule is survival.

Gritty, fast-paced and wickedly funny, Bastard will appeal to fans of Lee Child, J.J. Connolly, and Guy Ritchie. Already reaching hundreds of readers in its first months, this debut novel introduces a bold new voice in contemporary crime fiction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1919183817
• ISBN13: 9781919183817
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Damiano Polcaro
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"